The venerable sage, Bob Aliber (and co-author of Manias, Panics, and Crashes), sent along this fine memory of the late, legendary George Schultz (and then kindly agreed to let me post it here). February 14, 2021 ...

The most that ‘scientific consensus’ can realistically expect is some kind of ‘abductive’ generalization: the “best” explanation for the widest possible phenomena. And I’m skeptical that without ...

The course seeks to encourage and guide innovators in health care and other industries using case-histories of transformational advances, supported by a framework of productive knowledge. After describing these ...

Email from a distinguished, very thoughtful, and classically educated, pillar of the UK establishment concludes: “Meanwhile I send you our warmest wishes for a better 2021 than this Plague Year. I’m ...

E, a Latina immigrant and single mother, who tidies my (bijou) apartment just heard her son was admitted to Harvard College. She used to have a business with her husband. After the business and marriage dissolved, E ...